Kettle lifter support



F. RYMARZv KETTLE LIFTER sPPoRT Filed Oct, 16.

July 13 1926. I

y1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 13, 1926.

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2FRANK..ltYllr'IAIR-Zl OF SPRINGWELLS, MGHIGAN.

Application iiled 'ctober This-invention rel-atesto a kettle lifting y'device and 'draining lsupport, and has Vspe- :cial reference-to a'device thatmay be advantageously used -in culinary departments 5 and' kitchens 1for lmanipulating large lrettles,

fespecilly thoseequippedwith lids ory strain- 'ers v 1The prim-ary objectf offmy` invention is to 'provide a hand manipulated gripping de- ,10 vce'by which f the rim vor ychime 'of a kettle may be gripped and the kettle safelylifted sindV tilted for straining or; pouring purposes. vvThe "device 'has somewhat Ithe 'formation fof tongsinsomueh that it has 'opposed Ygripping members, 'and "these members are -nor- 'mally v'held `lin a retracted 'position rand rradapted 'to 4'be manuallyfdistendedf to lit f the "chime for rim of la Akettle "or 'other recepetable.

Anotherfbjectfofthisinvention'is to provide a device forclampinga lid or strainer l'ion "a reeepta'lefsofthtfthe receptacle may "be tilted land its' contents poured or strained. To facilitate this in connection with large .25 kettles er ether receptacles `a support has been provided that yma)T 'beattachedio a `^faucet or other `member and @held fin v'one `lflandwvhile the kettle or receptacle is' tilted on said support for strainingor '.pouring B0 purposes. r'The lid 'clamping 'device has ke coritiguratien* tol'fit' the V support '.andfuleruin thereon, so that thereisnofdanger Voffthe 'kettle slipping 'bee'ause'of its weight or' inanipulationl'byfonehand.

A ifurther object f vthis invention 'is'fto provide e' kettle lifting-device embodying e series of "arms -and -links"f :ompactly 'essernble'd in connectionvvithfe stirrupV bail and other elements, and the device Ywill be :40 "hereinafter fspeciclly '1 described 'n and .then

claimed. p p A Reference `will 'new 'be Thad Vto the drawvlings, whereind 'Figurel isi a Aperspective view fof; the liet`- Y vtle Vreceiver 'vandfsupport-g Figure@ is a perspective view' ofv the sup- 'ort' p v3 l is -a -Jfront felevationfof lthe 'kettle litter; .y

Fig. .4 is a horizontal sectional view taiken' on thel line V-W of Fig, and

AFig '5 is 'a ysi'de elevationV of the'kettle lifter. e

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 55 denotes a handlehaving a stirrup 2 provided with e. ,bushing Qa and extending 'throughsisnid bushing 'is ya plunger 3` havfmg its ilower end mounted in a bushing 'l-'1 for"A e cross head.: *A coiled' vexpansion spring encirc-les the@ plunger 3 between-the estir- 'zrup-2rfand the. cross headfe, and theenpanfslveforee efthisfspring is Iadaptedtohold f the plunger flowered. relative l tothe stirrnp. The upper fend ofzthe plunger ,is provided with a pivot pin 6 forwa bail z'havingsde 'lugs' 8 adapted to 'impinge '1 against ther stirrup and definen vertical positionor the "bail'underthe Ahandle 1, so-that thefhnnd gripping thehandle 'canV also; grip the bail -7 With the lingers *extending nnder the `bail p rand fpress vit towards thev handle, therebyv 'raisingthe plunger 3 relative to the stir- "rup 2.

n Thestirrup @iis slotted, as 'fatv9 and niaterialetruck `out to'provide depending lugs 2.10. Pivotally'coimected to the -lugsxlO are fdiverging channel ishapedzguides l1 which extend through slots 12 inf the angularlydis- 'posed'endsilvofitlie crosshead. n

.'Pivotally mounted in the lower ends Aof the channel guides :1l fare z gripping arms lill HWhich extend up'wzirdly: inthezpivoted guides ll lend have t"1angelnr` rvends l 5 yinoveble lbetween side efrtensions .'lior" the guides lll. The upper angular ends of the gripping armsilal arepivotslly' connected. Aasfat al? te V:links 18 :extending Y through the slots 9 y of the jstirrup A2, saidflinlrs converging with the innerl ends thereof `pivotslh71 connected, asiat .19, vto the: upper? endroi" the plunger '3.

f "On 1 the Alowerouterr "ends f thegripping f "farms '14 ereye'lesQO provided with hook lslmpeid members 2l edapted :for gripping the chime .or rim'QZcta kettleiorotherf'rey cepta'cleivhiclimayfbe@provided With a lid L24 vhaving-a :strainerer ypouring spout '25. The lhook @shaped vmembers 21 are kvadapted to extend onto-the lid Qilfandiretain said lidonrthe kettle, particularly when the kettle isbeing-tilted by the device, as vshown ini'Fig. l.

To facilitate f this operation the hook 4shaped members lhaveenfiliarv hooks-2G 'for engagement with a 'telescopic support v27, having kone end thereof .pivotally:con-V l-nected'to a hanger QS'provided with a: clasp or )gripping device 29 vWhich =may be unounted `on 'a faucet'or `spigot 30. The hanger 28 may be provided with za sleevelike butler* 28 'which may "cooperate vwith a buer or handle 2"a on the support 27 in supporting the device transversely of a sink, without any danger of the supporting device injuring the same.

The telescopic support 27 is adapted to be held in one hand while the kettle 23 is tilted relative to said support, as shown in Fig. 1. lVith the auxiliary hooks 26 in engagement with the telescopic or extensible support 27 there is no danger of the kettle and its load slipping. As considerable straining or pouring is done at a sink7 the kettle support can be attached to the .faucet or spigot above the sink, and the pivoted hanger 28 will permit of the support being collapsed under the spigot when not in use while the clasp 29 will permit of the support being entirely removed and stored away for future use. Y

Considering the operation of the lifting device, the expansive force ofthe spring 5 tends to raise the stirrup relative to the cross head 4- and when the device is not in t use the upper ends of the links 18 practically engage the stirrup 2 so that the pivoted channel guides 11 are raised in the cross head 4. To place the lifting device on a kettle the bail 7 is pulled towards the handle 1 and as the cross head 4- is raised the lower ends of the pivoted channel guides 11 are spread apart. The links 18 move in synchronism with the cross head 4 and cause the gripping arms 14 to rock in the channel guides 11, whereby the yokes 2O are widely separated. With the yokes held separated the device may be placed down over a kettle and the bail 7 permitted to lower under the influence of the spring 5. The gripping members 21 will be brought towards each other and on to opposite edges of the chime or rim 22.` As the gripping members 21 of each yoke are spaced apart, there will be a four-point connection for the device with the kettle, and with the device properly positioned on the kettle 'it can be tilted with its strainer or pouring spout lowermost as would be necessary when draining off liquid from the kettle, as shown in Fig. 1.

It is also possible to use the lifting device for manipulating the kettle Ywithout the lid or cover, and many uses will be found for the device in connection with any receptacle having a chime, rim or body portion that may be gripped by the members 21.

I desire to direct attention to the fact that the telescopic support 27 may have its handle end placed on the side wall of a sink whereby it will be unnecessary to hold it in the hand, furthermore`r that there are many receptacles on the rim or edge of which the gripping device may be fulcrumed for tilting a. kettle or other receptacle without using the support.

Various parts of the kettle lifter may he cut, stamped and pressed from sheet meta-l,

-stirrup, a bail in said stirrup, a

and while in the drawings there is illustrated a preferred arrangement of these parts, it is to be understood that the same are susceptacle to such changes as are permissible by the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A kettle lifting device comprising a cross head supported from said bail below said stirrup, a spring supported between said crosshead and said stirrup and holding said cross head normally distended relative to said stirrup, kettle engaging arms articulated with said stirrup and adapted to be spread apart by said cross head, and means extending through said stirrup and connected to said arms and adapted to be operated by said bail for distending said arms preparatory to placing said arms in enga-gement with a kettle.

2. A kettle lifting device comprising a stirrup provided with a handle, channel guides pivotally connected to said stirrup, kettle engaging arms having the upper ends thereof lying within said guides and pivotally connected thereto and means within said stirrup and extending out of said stirrup for connection with said arms adapted to be manually actuated to shift said arms.

3. A kettle lifting device as called for in claim 2, wherein said means includes a bail and links.

4. A kettle lifting device as called for in claim 2, further characterized by yokes on the outer ends of said kettle enga ging arms terminating in hook shaped gripping members adapted to engage a kettle.

5. A kettle lifting device comprising a stirrup provided with a handle, guides pivotally connect-ed to said stirrup. kettle engaging arms pivotally mounted in said guides, a spring pressed cross head through which said guides extend and hold said arms normally retracted. and links connected to said arms and extending into said stirrup adapted to be manually actuated to distend said arms.

6. A kettle lifting device as called `for in claim 5. further characterized by a bail in said stirrup operatively connected to said links and pivotally supported to swing in one direction relative to said stirrup.

7. A kettle lifting device comprising hook shaped arms adapted to be clamped on the edges of the kettle, and a support adapted to be engaged by the hook shaped arms to facilitate tilting the kettle relative to the support.

S. A kettle lifting device as called for in v claim 7. wherein said support includes a telescopic member having one end thereof provided with a clasp.

9. A kettle lifting device as called for in claim 7, wherein said support is characterized by a faucet engaging clasp, a hanger connected thereto, and a telescopic member pivotally connected to said hanger.-

10. A kettle manipulating device comprising kettle engaging arms having a configuration adapted to grip a kettle and retain a lid thereon so that the kettle may be tilted Without displacement of said lid, a handle said arms relative thereto, and a support to be engaged by said arms andheld to facilitate vtilting said kettle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK RYMARZ. 

